Some answers, please, about Hearthstone
As people in the news business have seen, seldom does ignoring tough questions make them go away. And people have reason to want answers on difficult issues facing Woodstock’s Hearthstone […]
As people in the news business have seen, seldom does ignoring tough questions make them go away. And people have reason to want answers on difficult issues facing Woodstock’s Hearthstone […]
On a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, with a clear day and a dry road ahead of him, a 66-year-old motorcyclist nearly died after losing control of his bike on Route […]
Woodstock would be fortunate to have any one of the tenants who will occupy space in the Old Courthouse Center. To have them all is further evidence of Woodstock’s magic. […]
Five years ago, the Woodstock City Council approved a special use permit for Borrego Solar Systems to build a solar farm at U.S.14 and Lily Pond Road on the city’s […]
McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman took the high road in his statement about the recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court to uphold Illinois’ new SAFE-T Act, which eliminates the […]
Maybe in a few years, nobody will remember how much it cost and how long it took to restore and remodel the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House to create Old […]
How concerned should the residents of Woodstock be about two recent gun-related arrests that involved activities in the outside-dining area downtown along North Benton Street? City officials reacted by working […]
Ask not what your city can do for you; ask what you can do for your city. That concept, borrowed from a presidential inauguration speech more than 50 years ago, […]
Addiction continually raises its dangerous head in McHenry County, reminding us that it lurks just beneath the surface of our communities. In late June, the McHenry County Department of Health […]
Schools have been in the news – or, at least, this local newspaper – for the past several weeks. It’s that time of year. The Independent has committed a lot of […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.